A U.S. Postal Service carrier from Glendale who used a garden hose to keep a house fire from jumping to another home received the Postmaster General Hero Award.

Victor Castaneda of the USPS Glendale Verdugo Viejo station was honored on Thursday morning in a ceremony at the post office at 315 E. Broadway.

He was joined by colleagues, U.S. Postal Service managers and one of the residents on Castaneda’s route.

The award is presented to individuals who perform a heroic act above and beyond their call of duty.

The good deed Castaneda was recognized for happened on Feb. 3, when he noticed smoke rising from the rooftop of a 100-year-old duplex.

As flames began to engulf the duplex, “Castaneda rushed toward the burning house,” according to a USPS statement.

“Acting selflessly, he sprang into

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